So, we’ve looked at how nerds are defined and seen by others. But what, in the mind of the nerds themselves, are the distinctions? How do...

He is first-generation grunge, from the trio that defined the genre. He was born in the Sixties, an age he still inhabits daily in his...

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Robert Christgau, still the reigning dean of rock music critics, took sufficient notice of Lady Gaga to reposition her in the context of...

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It’s now the summer of 2022, and the generations roll onward. The Millennials are slowly beginning to middle-age, and Gen Z is beginning...

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I came of age in the Seventies – and given my family background, there could not have been a more perfect time for it, where my musical...

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